This week, Alanah, Austin, Troy, and Mike talk about video games, violence, and empathy. This is part 1 of episode 37, part 2 will be published as a bonus episode tomorrow.

WE TURN ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY!

14 days ago 1h 28m

Featuring Rahul Kohli, and the return of Troy, AND we're all in the same room!?

This year's GDC

27 days ago 43m 28s

This week, Mike and Alanah chat about GDC, LinkedIn, business cards, and give great life advice.

TikTok Ban, Kate Middleton, Dune 2 & More!

Mar 18th, 2024 1h 22m

A LOT OF TOPICS THIS WEEK, WE SIMPLY CAN'T BE CONTAINED.

Even More Games Industry Lay-Offs

Mar 4th, 2024 1h 3m

This week Mike and Alanah chat about the continued lay-offs impacting the games industry.

Games We Wish We Could Play Again for the First Time

Feb 17th, 2024 1h 12m

It's an Austin and Alanah special, and we actually talk about video games the WHOLE TIME!? This week, we talk about games we wish we could play again, and games that fundamentally 'change' however many hours in.

Zoom of Theseus

Feb 6th, 2024 50m 59s

The title says it all, I don't understand what more context you could possibly need?

The Gang Has an Existential Crisis

Jan 20th, 2024 1h 26m

Apologies for the weird audio mix here. Regardless, this week we talk about Society of the Snow (a little), and then delve into the world of AI and capitalism. Again. Oh no.

What is "game direction", anyway?

Dec 26th, 2023 58m 14s

This is publishing a little later than planned because of internet issues, but this week we talk about Cunk on Earth, game direction, and more! Thanks for another year of listening to Play, Watch, Listen, everyone!

The Lay-Offs (& Our Favourite Things of the Year)

Dec 10th, 2023 50m

You can't talk about good games this year without also talking about lay-offs, so hey, let's do both!

The Fall of the House of Usher ft. Rahul Kohli & Andy Grush!

Nov 19th, 2023 1h 26m

This week, Austin and Alanah chat to Rahul (actor) and Andy (composer and 1/2 of the Newton Brothers) about their work on The Fall of the House of Usher! Also, Stray Gods gets nominated for a Grammy, and the F1 Grand Prix debuts in Vegas. Apolo

Unity's CEO Resigned

Oct 15th, 2023 52m 54s

An update on the Unity system, and an important question: do you own any baskets? Why?

We Have Questions About Starfield's Design

Sep 25th, 2023 1h

This week, Mike and Alanah go over some of the biggest question's about Starfield.

Explaining the Unity Engine drama ft. Rami Ismail

Sep 20th, 2023 1h 23m

We're back! This week Austin chats about Jacob Collier - apparently the best musician alive - and then Alanah asks Mike and special guest Rami Ismail all about the Unity drama.

The Games Industry and Communication

Aug 23rd, 2023 1h 12m

This week, Mike and Alanah discuss some of the responses to Baldur's Gate 3's exceptional quality.

136. Taylor Swift and Stray Gods (ft. Liam Esler!)

Aug 17th, 2023 1h 22m

We have our first ever guest! Summerfall Games' Liam Esler joins Alanah and Austin to talk about Taylor Swift's enormous Eras Tour, plus, of course, the launch of Stray Gods.

Austin talks Stray Gods

Jul 30th, 2023 53m 43s

This week, Alanah, Mike, and Austin are back to chat about Stray Gods, plus a little bit of Barbie and Oppenheimer at the very end.

Who is the Apple Vision Pro for?

Jun 10th, 2023 58m 16s

This week, we talk about Apple's new Vision Pro and how it might assist with each of our vocations, as well as AI, again. Turns out it's still relevant. Who'd have thought?

Zelda and When Players Over-Think Puzzles

Jun 7th, 2023 1h 1m

This week (technically last week, the audio file just got stuck in processing and I didn't realise), Austin, Alanah, and Mike discuss The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and if players can be prevented from over-thinking puzzles.

Tron: Identity and Stray Gods

May 6th, 2023 1h 21m

We're back from a month off! And this week, we catch up on Bithell Games' latest release - Tron: Identity. Then Austin (and his dog Canvas) join to catch us up on a game he and Troy have been hard at work on, called Stray Gods. Turns out both g

Physics in Zelda and E3 got Cancelled

Apr 3rd, 2023 53m 20s

This week, Alanah and Mike talk about what makes Zelda's recent physics so impressive, E3's cancellation, and the latest from Bithell Games - Tron: Identity!

Troy on playing James in The Last of Us

Mar 11th, 2023 51m 16s

This week, Alanah and Mike aggressively interrogate Troy about his experience playing Joel in The Last of Us (spoilers).

Games Industry Networking & Rocksteady's Suicide Squad

Mar 8th, 2023 29m 35s

Alanah and Mike talk about DICE, and how alcohol is often encouraged at games industry events (but probably shouldn't be), plus why Rocksteady may have gone from making the Arkham series to making a game like Suicide Squad.

128. Austin on Why Assassin's Creed Won at the Grammys

Feb 11th, 2023 50m 54s

This week, Alanah and Austin talk about The Grammys, and why/how Assassin's Creed: Valhalla won while games like Elden Ring and God of War were not nominated.